COPER — CORNS 



comfortable he may be fed. (See Clothing, Exercise, Groom- 

 ing, and Staling.) 



Coper. — A horse coper is the man who purchases aged, 

 worn-out, or unsound horses with the object of subjecting 

 them to dishonest practices which may have the effect of 

 misleading inexperienced buyers. (See Auction Sales, Bo7inet, 

 Buying, C/iatinter.) 



Cording. — A gratuitously cruel practice of fixing a hard 

 piece of cord round the tongue of a horse and attaching the 

 ends to the bit in such a manner that a slight jerk will 

 cause the cord to cut into the tongue. The idea is that the 

 sudden pain will cause the animal to step higher; but happily 

 the cording practice is now prohibited at shows. 



Corn Bin. — The receptacle for containing corn is always 

 better kept out of the stable than in it. A metal bin is far 

 preferable to a wooden one, as it is easier to keep mice out 

 of it, and these pests spoil more good grain by soiling it 

 than they actually devour. The bin should be kept locked, 

 especially at night, not merely to protect its contents, but 

 when it stands within the reach of horses which may get loose, 

 in order to prevent their surfeiting themselves with grain. 



Corns. — The feet of some horses are far more likely to 

 be affected by corns than those of others, but all are liable 

 to them, corns partaking more of the nature of bruises than 

 being natural products of a weak sole. No doubt they can 

 be produced by fast work on hard roads, but the cause of 

 their appearance is more often the result of careless shoeing. 

 The seat of a corn is generally near the heel and on the 

 inside between the bar and the frog, the corn proving its 

 existence by means of a red or yellow stain on the horn of 

 the sole, which is often soft at the place where the trouble 

 exists. 



Treatment. — Apart from a natural desire to relieve his 

 animal and remove his lameness, the owner of a horse that is 



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